Ibiza News for January 2003

Armed and Dangerous
Published 29 Jan 2003
Todd Handel, a 28-year-old Dallas man on Interpol's

What's in a Name?
Published 29 Jan 2003
The changing nature of society in its choice of first or 'Christian' names is reflected in a list of all the names chosen for babies born in Ibiza in the 5 years from 1996....

Water Conservation
Published 27 Jan 2003
Ibiza town council is running a campaign at the moment to educate young people

Odd Coincidence
Published 24 Jan 2003
Scanning the local news as regularly as we do, we find articles which seem perfectly harmless when viewed alone...

A Vast Behind
Published 23 Jan 2003
Shiver me timbers, shipmates, it's another nautical article and nothing at

It's Blossom, Dearie
Published 22 Jan 2003
The tourist information officers of Ibiza must split their sides every day laughing at some of the strange questions they are asked in the course of their duties...

Money Matters
Published 22 Jan 2003
Three interesting and related statistics concerning the economy of the Balearic Islands were made public this week. First it was announced that at 4.5

Improved Public Transport
Published 22 Jan 2003
The tourist information officers of Ibiza must split their sides every day laughing at some of the strange questions they are asked in the course of their duties...

We're having a cold wave
Published 16 Jan 2003
Like the rest of northern Europe, Ibiza has been shivering in decidedly non-tropical conditions this last week...

San Antonio Day
Published 16 Jan 2003
January 17th is San Antonio day, and the celebrations which take place on this public holiday couldn't be further away from the image of the town that most holidaymakers

World Heritage Cities
Published 16 Jan 2003
The tourist information officers of Ibiza must split their sides every day laughing at some of the strange questions they are asked in the course of their duties...

The Boys from the Blackstuff
Published 13 Jan 2003
There is exciting news this week for all tarmac afficionados with the announcement that two major roadwork projects have recommenced....

Ecotax Update
Published 13 Jan 2003
After an initial year fraught with difficulties the Ecotax continues to cause consternation amongst both the public and hoteliers alike....

More Zebras
Published 13 Jan 2003
Holidaymakers who stroll across San Antonio's busy summer roads will be delighted to hear that the Avenida Doctor Fleming now has an extra 5 zebra crossings...

Last night a DJ saved my life.
Published 9 Jan 2003
Young David S

Who let the dogs out?
Published 9 Jan 2003
Police and Guardia Civil have at last been able to collect a pack of thirty or so dogs which have been living in the woods at the side of the Es Cubells road for several years...

Retail Therapy
Published 6 Jan 2003
Put a big red ring round January 7th on your 2003 calendars. Why? Because that's the day the sales start in Ibiza!

Rural Tourism
Published 6 Jan 2003
Perhaps the changing trends in tourism to the island are reflected in the growth of the 'Agrotourist' sector of the economy...

Brickbats and Bouquets
Published 3 Jan 2003
This is our new section in which we give praise where it's due or administer a severe verbal thrashing when things aren't what they should be....

Day of the Innocents
Published 3 Jan 2003
The tourist information officers of Ibiza must split their sides every day laughing at some of the strange questions they are asked in the course of their duties...

Micky for Mayor?
Published 3 Jan 2003
Local boy Miguel